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January 31, 2013
Texas Health, Baylor Stake Claims for DFW Market
White House Proposes Individual Mandate Rules
How to cut $9.4T from Medicare, in 150 easy steps
Mayo Clinic seeking state help for $5B expansion
W-2s list cost of providing a health plan
Healthcare experts confront EHR-related medical errors
FL hospital employees get $1,000 bonus

January 30, 2013
Who Pays Hospital Costs for Patients in Police Custody?
4 in 10 Hospitalists Report Unsafe Patient Workloads
Specialty groups back IPAB repeal
GA hospital fee clears another hurdle
CA docs ask court to review Medi-Cal pay cut
Medicaid expansion may save FL money
Aetna, Texas Health Resources establish ACO
Healthcare law means free clinics have to accept payments
Americans support Medicare, Medicaid and ACA expansions

January 29, 2013
Who wants to be a 'death panelist'?
Opinion: Congress can't cut Medicare hospital outpatient payments
Obama law pits insurance giants against MD co-op
Retiring Medicare actuary reflects on why he almost quit
NY-Presbyterian to take over downtown hospital
Hanging a price tag on radiology tests didn't change doctors' habits
Loan debt could lead to WV doc shortage
So you want to start a health insurance plan
Think preventive medicine will save money? Think again

January 28, 2013
Moody's Still Bearish on Not-for-Profit Hospitals
Managed Care Contracts Need Scrutiny
Immigration reform could add millions under Obama health law
Intermountain analysis: Can hospitals cut waste without rationing care?
Opinion: President should make medical errors a priority
A hospital fee minus just one thing: A hospital
An oil boom takes a toll on healthcare

January 25, 2013
Physician Groups Blast IPAB, Rally Behind Repeal Effort
AHA: Hospitals a $2T Economic Driver
Medicare paid $120M in illegal care
Highmark to pay docs at WPAHS higher rates
Health Care Foundation wins $161.9M from HCA
MD designates 5 'health enterprise zones'
The drawn out process of the medical lawsuit

January 24, 2013
SLIDESHOW: Industry Survey—Strategic Imperatives in 2013
Citing Cost Reductions, Highmark to Expand PCMH Initiative
WellPoint expects states to expand Medicaid
CMS community initiatives could reduce health costs
FL hospitals urge delay on new Medicaid payment system
FL hospitals face huge fed, state cuts

January 23, 2013
Don't Let DNFB Cripple Hospital Cash Flow
Groups Urge Feds to Issue Physician Payments Final Rule
Obamacare a tempting target for cuts
Moody's keeps negative outlook for non-profit hospitals
Bedsores, nurse staffing remain on Parkland problem list
Opinion: End the 'doc fix' charade, once and for all
TX lawmakers considering hospital tax
Ex-Senator to run insurer watchdog group, NAIC

January 22, 2013
M&A Roundup: CT's Saint Francis Care to Join Ascension
HIPAA Final Rule Raises Fines for Non-Compliance
President defends Medicare, Medicaid in inaugural address
AZ to tax hospitals to pay for Medicaid
NJ reviewing plan to run St. Mary's hospital in Passaic for profit
New data threaten deal with Highmark

January 18, 2013
HHS Announces $1.5B in State Insurance Exchange Grants
Is Concierge Medicine Finally Ready for Takeoff?
Hospitals push White House to back change in healthcare law
HHS releases HIPAA final rule
Highmark to pay off WPAHS debt in $726M bond deal
Insurers may prove choosy with overhaul exchanges
CA health insurance exchange gets $674M fed grant
Judge rejects WakeMed settlement with fed prosecutors
Hospital 'bed tax' clears GA senate
KY Medical Center agrees to $883K settlement over false claims charges

January 17, 2013
How Group Purchasing Can Boost Practice Revenue
House Dems push again for 'public option'
Highmark to buy Pittsburgh health system
Opinion: A hospital network with a vision
Justice Department OKs gainsharing for NY hospital group
Parkland ER overhaul called substantially complete
Less than 2% of hospitals are paperless as Medicare penalties loom

January 16, 2013
Providers Push for Slower Stage 3 MU Roll Out
In 'fiscal cliff' deal, a blow to Obamacare
ME governor announces proposal to pay hospitals
Pittsburgh health system in tentative deal to cut debt
'Fiscal cliff' law to affect Medicare's quality reporting

January 15, 2013
HHS Unveils Proposed HIE Rules
Readmissions May be Triggered by 'Post-Hospital Syndrome'
Obamacare mandate may be 'mandate plus'
AZ governor opts to expand Medicaid
GA 'bed tax' plan: practical solution or cop-out?
Opinion: Shining a light on Medicare payments
WakeMed clarifies statements on Medicare fraud settlement
Are providers ripe for a massive medical records heist?
Blue Cross, Emory discussing new initiative

January 14, 2013
RAND Walks Back HIT Savings Estimates
21 states take aim at MA hospitals' Medicare windfall
NY ties docs' income to quality of care
Opinion: Finding an economic model for high-tech, efficient healthcare
MO health providers aim to streamline delivery of care

January 11, 2013
Medicare ACOs Add 106
HL20: Lori Swanson—Taking a Stand on Bill Collection Efforts
US could save $2T on health costs
Medicare doesn't think its own cost controls will work
FL agency drops cost of healthcare overhaul
Tufts Health Plan CEO may get federal post

January 10, 2013
PwC Names Top Health Issues of 2013
UnitedHealth: Changes to govt. healthcare could save on costs
Regional analysis: which hospitals got rewards, penalties based on quality
5 lessons in transparency from Cleveland Clinic CEO Toby Cosgrove
LifeBridge CEO Warren Green on challenges of healthcare reform
Former Parkland CEO wants to write Rx for Dallas County
Tucked away in cliff deal, millions for 2 small hospitals

January 9, 2013
Donald Berwick mulling run for governor of MA
Republicans can't stop IPAB. But they might slow it down.
Medicare spends $1B on mammograms
RAND: Health IT no bargain yet
Most Medicare docs set to face performance penalties
Opinion: Healthcare and profits, a poor mix
HCA to build $71M hospital in Forth Worth

January 8, 2013
AHA to MedPAC: Raise, Don't Cut Hospital Payments
Unusual respite from surging healthcare costs
FL governor meets Sebelius on healthcare, bridles at cost
Debt may influence young docs' career plans
Athenahealth to buy Epocrates for $293M
Healthcare settlement highlights risk analysis, encryption importance
CO hospitals on a $3.4B construction boom
Florida Heart Group sells to Florida Hospital

January 7, 2013
Hospitals flex lobbying muscle to bypass some cuts
Analysis: Obama may turn Medicare reform into wider health debate
HL20: Gerilynn Sevenikar—Helping Patients Navigate the High Cost of Care
Top 10 Quality Issues for 2013
US settles accusations that docs overtreated
Rivalry drives up medical charges in MO
Health insurers raising some rates by double digits
Fiscal bill extends a Medicare lifeline to small, rural hospitals
Blue Cross overhaul back on MI legislative burner
Officials hurry to set up CA health benefit exchange

January 4, 2013
Drop in Central-Line Infection Rates Linked to Disinfection Caps
UT and 6 others win OK to run state insurance markets
House rules aim to block controversial healthcare board's Medicare cuts
West Penn Allegheny Health System warned of default
Opinion: To fix healthcare, turn patients into customers
Will rural healthcare providers pay more for broadband?
11 experts on health IT for 2013
Opinion: MO hospitals will benefit from expanded healthcare

January 3, 2013
Fiscal Cliff Stopgap Delays 'Doc Fix,' but Hits Hospitals
Fiscal cliff cuts $1.9B from Obamacare: here's how
Link between healthcare spending, quality unclear
In collecting bills, UNC Health Care has powerful friends
FL Hospital Medical Group buys FL Heart Group
FL Hospital to offer health insurance

January 2, 2013
Nonprofits Weigh Benefits of Buyer Joint Ventures
'Doc fix' in 'fiscal cliff' plan cuts Medicare hospital payments
Health reform may be headed back to Supreme Court in 2013
Hospitals going paperless to boost efficiency
Pete Stark, health policy warrior, leaves a long legacy